Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-11-12
TOWN GAILY AND PRoFUsELY DECORATED
N,., Imposing Demonstration Ever Seen in Arizona,

.-s-d as one o'clock, sharp, Marshal g.-,srlarf gave the command 10 march. -,,.a wes up Congress st. to Stoce Il Stone Gv. to Pennlng aop, Pen S,-,,, ta the San Asvser Hotel where L..l Niles reviewed the procession. ,rs orocsssion came tc malt a Brig Ii.nsrers salute WAS fired from can l-. s,stioued east of the railroad track. 4-,r moments Gen. Miles and party -,s-ied and entered the carriages -e.l-d for them, and the procession t-.,f for Levins Park m the follow-
 ---f--. Pla.oCn of pelloe under Chief 1.., Nsrshal of the Day, Mm. Zeck- -5--f. Bs.d of ths 4;h U. :. Cavalry, Tu k-ayer, leader; Negley Post No. gE R. Commander Thus. Hughes; --,r-s e5utsining General Nelson 4. S;...s In iCe w. H. Barnes. Mayor W.
 YES and Hon. Royal A. Johnson .,-s,-ugr of the Miles Committee, es- .-,si bv the Arizuua Pioneers, Mexican ---.rI Velez snd Mexican representa- '.-,s s.sfT of General Miles and officers 1-S any. P onear Hose and H. and l.. ,'.-.saiss. ChIef Wm. Reid; Mexican s.-+ Mexican society, President Car f-. V..a-co: Mexican citizens; school
 
 teachers: cl.:zars iG carriages; Pa --,,,s mounted 100 strong under Chief g-;z. Mexican citizens mounted, under ~ I SsmanieGC. The sides of Mar .g1 Z,ckeudorf-MessTs. Donau, Cool !. WHort. Howe and SsmsrIego-were ts7. busy handling this immense pro- T5- Papagos, the herIiiIsry enemy of .s5 sDachs, prsented wild bsrbaric .--.- Mounted or their compact and s~suy pou,es. bedaubed with paint in -. m1ry harbaric hues, and beiecked -b feathers and armed with every sr-,izz of weapon imaginable, from the r-,-,i,ivs war club and boz, to the latsst .-s mos: improved models of warfare. T.sv presented a strange, wild sight r.-'-.sn only to Indian countries.
 -lfe various bodies on reaching the p.-k xhare the presentation ceremonies see made ,snd where ample preparations .-,1a =eatin9 of the immense throng hsI been made, occupied their respec- f,ra no.itlnps. General Miles, together r-h bjs staff, visiting officers and the va ous representatives occupied the ,letforr1. The opening address was -,s1a bv General R A. Johnson, Chair of the Presentation Committee, who ma Nrief but eloquent manner, stated ;1- object of the meeting and on retlr- i,, introduced Hon. II. F. Freeman, Secretary of the Committee, who read Letters of regret from Secretary of War =niicott, General Sherman. J. X Bay c-l Secretary of Arizona, EZ-GoverEor YlrIs E. Torres, of Sonora. Governor C,r-lllo. of Chicnuhna, Governor Lo- -anzo I ,rres. of Sonora, Hon. Eugene ]. Tripoel and Gov. Ross, of New Mex ico. General Johns then introduced Hpn. Juigs ". Fl. Barnes, who made |. inc presentation address, ss follow:
 JUDGE BARSEs' ADDRESS.
 Early in the l7ih century the grea; migration from Europe to what is now the United State- aegan, aud IL has e5n.iaued with ever igcressius hDs 'tii u5E. Spain had begun century ear h.r. and her presIdios and mission. had spread over 8 vast terrltory.
 Tas Cavalier, the P1ritsn, the Hugue ye.. the Eaglishmsu, the Sootchman thsIrishman, and later oD the German e.-3s here to stay. The hardy pigasei sx.rg his ax and his hoe over bis sh ul a., sni facing she setting suD, IT owed bis E,y into the forest and planted tht .--I m virgin soil He did not wal: fo t5. h rve,t, but he built him home Yen isiued hands with hIs neigh58r srl erected the common school hOust and ,na village church. They laid deep Iv ;az f1undations of a permanent stBte th- Lac ot when had neTer been kuowI sr5.g men They established 70. thi ITS. .Ims. civil and religious liberty lhz -!El. os each iudivlidal to do sEt t.,-k Ez .e pleased, end tO worship Ga, s,rJ-5--r to the dictates of his o EI c7usrencs As the liae moved th -,-qrl-r cabin became the center O. ossGo1rh0oi, and rapidly, villages en' :5sas .ld cities swe.ied aad grew Int' raz majesty ot lstes. with all the pom and cir,alustAnce of modern civillZa v5r. For th:ee hundred years th l.rsr Y.lueer has always been at th r-aai. hewing and delying, ID the spin Q! .lTsstu-e. leaving behind him iuxur sal sa--. Free as she wind of the prs! fi5.. hs has kept safe the picket llne 0 a7.lzs.ion in its advance from Ply -lu,a Rock to the Golden Gate. We ar ias strongest, the frseei, the happies ihe best of sll the nations of the eartt
 
 v,ui-- oi the world. On pended kne =s ought to thank God, that we live a s-cu an era. Our reverence Tor tn a5iog-. gho made these results possible s1llil grog with ages.
 The Indians were not long to dlscoye 5asi they had nothing in common wit tls people. The industry and Intell s-1cs Enica could tame the wild flores sui blundless prairie to be the slave C gz-cl..1re, which could harness th mountain torrents and the escapIn seam, and make them patient orkeI Il tae tresi-mill of & new order; wbic s.9ppei at no obstacle aud rested efte ao achievement, aud with uDreleEtin tsa3, moved on with ever incregsiu L1mb-rs and strength, could mes Uottlls bat distraction tO them. A psl o.t they could not be, and with tt Instinct 0' ssyages, they determined destroy it, Then began 0 war of 2 ga'ale,ei cruelty; war ID which quarter has been asked or given;
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